Chapter 51 Making Big Money
Just after Denise’s voice disappeared, the lights also went out.
The nobles were already accustomed to this kind of transition, but the sudden and intensive drum music still aroused their attention.
The lights came on and the music stopped.
I saw a row of girls standing neatly on the stage. They were wearing uniform clothes, except for the difference in color.
The upper body is a cotton shirt with a lace tie, the lower body is tight woolen trousers, and the feet are leather high-heeled boots.
The lights kept flickering and finally settled on a girl with wheat-colored skin in the center.
Her top is light blue and her bottom is light gray. A black belt separates the upper and lower parts, making her waist particularly slender and her legs extremely slender.
Boom!
The sound of music suddenly came to mind.
Those slender thighs stepped forward, following the rhythm of the drums, and walked step by step along the T-shaped stage to the center of the hall.
The strong scent of magnolia fills the air.
Her makeup was very light, her appearance was no more than 60 points, and her clothes could only be described as tight without any exposure.
But combined with the charming taste of Angel Kiss and the clear drum beats of the music, it immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Even Viscount John, who was over 60 years old, couldn't help but swallow his saliva!
The woman with wheat-colored skin walked to the end of the catwalk, fluttering her arms slightly like wings, spreading the stronger fragrance out, and then turned back.
At the same time, another girl took steps.
Her skin is fairer and her figure is plumper, but the design of the clothing does not deliberately highlight this, which makes her look healthy and energetic, but does not directly remind people of sexiness.
The fragrance on her body is different, with a faint scent of rosewood, and more of a sweet fragrance with the taste of milk.
The third, fourth, fifth...
The fragrance in the air is getting stronger and more complex.
“Vulgar, obscene, and shameless!” Mark pulled his collar, his face turned red, and he cursed in a low voice: “Raven is really a shame to the aristocracy. He actually uses such a despicable way to promote sales. Angel's kiss!"
That's what he said, but his eyes couldn't leave the model on the catwalk for a moment, and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
He was not the only one who behaved similarly. Even Gul'dan quietly left the box and sneaked into the corner of the hall.
"It's really...corrupt!" He gritted his teeth and said with hatred: "It is because of people like this that the empire becomes more and more corrupt!"
"Florence!"
The nobleman whose name was called was stunned for a moment: "Yes, sir!"
"It will be over in a while, go find Raven and send these women away Come to my place." He swallowed hard:
"I want to teach them what self-respect and self-love are!"
In the darkness, a complicated look appeared at the corner of Raven's mouth. smile.
Catwalk shows on the catwalk were nothing new in previous lives, but in Middlesland, it was an audio-visual feast that had never been seen before.
The dark environment, lively music, sexy women, and fragrant aroma are enough to make anyone confused.
But Raven didn't expect that the effect would be so good.
Maybe too good.
He deliberately did not let these girls wear revealing clothes, and the movements were not as explicit as the dance of the previous girl group, just to avoid irritating these "never seen the world" nobles, and also to highlight the angel's kiss effect.
As a result, he still overestimated what these guys could bear.
The music stopped, the lights came on, and the nobles present slowly came back to their senses. They all sat upright, their eyes clear.
Leaven had already arrived at the center of the catwalk and cleared his throat, but did not speak immediately.
He glanced across the audience and saw the satisfaction in the eyes of the men, and also saw the...hate in the eyes of the women?
Leaven felt happy.
Maybe these male nobles don't realize the importance of the angel's kiss, but their female companions always make them aware.
After all, the people on the catwalk are just "lowly" commoners. Is it because they can attract the attention of gentlemen because of their figure, appearance and temperament?
Impossible.
At least these noble women will never admit this.
So, of course, all credit must go to Angel’s Kiss.
"Through the catwalk just now, I believe that all the guests have an intuitive understanding of Angel Kiss."
"It only needs one drop to bring a charming and rich fragrance, the effect is long-lasting, and the fragrance can be maintained 6 hours, and it doesn’t contain any magic ingredients.”
Raven spoke very slowly, wishing that one syllable could be shortened into three.
At first, the nobles were still wondering why Raven seemed to be under a slowing curse, but then they noticed that their clothes were slightly disheveled, and they quickly sorted them out, and their impression of Raven increased a bit.
When most people had sorted it out, Raven sped up his speech: "Today's press conference is all over here. Next is dinner time. I hope everyone has a good time."
After saying that, he turned around and walked backstage.
Denise has changed into a light pink dress that is more low-key and more suitable for attending a cocktail party. She is sitting in front of the dressing table, touching up her makeup under Angel's service.
She leaned back on the chair with her eyes slightly closed, giving people a lazy and relaxed impression.
When Lei Wen saw this, his heart moved. Just as he was about to step forward to take over An Qi's work, he saw a man peeking his head in the corner.
"Hey, isn't this Baron Florence?" Raven smiled and stepped forward to say hello: "What do you want here?"
"Um... Baron Raven." Florence coughed when she heard the words, and her face turned slightly red: "Lord Gul'dan, I hope you can put those on the stage..."
" Model?" Raven said.
"Yes, models." Florence's voice became even lower: "He hopes, um, to let these models go, go..."
In the following words, he seemed I can't quite say it out loud.
But Raven was considerate enough: "Oh, I understand, Mr. Gul'dan wants to know about the customs and customs of the Eagle Territory, right?"
As he spoke, he blinked.
"Yes, the customs!" Florence was obviously relieved: "Baron Raven, you are really a considerate nobleman."
Although your allegiance is to the Fox family, But after all, he is a real baron, not a servant, so he is somewhat embarrassed to do such a thing.
"Nothing, this is what I should do." Raven whispered: "Don't worry, I will let them pass soon."
Florence clicked Nod, turn and leave.
Looking at his back, Raven shook his head slightly, his evaluation of Gul'dan slightly lower.
Luxury is not the problem, the problem is that he should not have sent Florence over.
Be it nobles or retainers, they all need to be respected.
Looking back, Raven was about to continue the activity just now, but found that Denise had opened her eyes and was looking at him with a half-smile.
Raven could only shrug and turned around and went to his dressing room.
After changing into clothes more suitable for the reception, Raven and Denise returned to the hall one after another.
Before starting to talk to anyone, Nancy was the first to come up to her: "Raven, why didn't you inform me about such a fun thing in advance?"
"Huh?" Raven was stunned for a moment: "You mean the catwalk show just now?"
"Walk... show. Oh, it's so hard to pronounce!" Nancy muttered this unfamiliar vocabulary: "Forget it if you don't let me be the host. Why don't you arrange for me to go on this catwalk? Is it because I'm not pretty enough? !”
Raven scratched his nose.
The reason why she had to hide it from Nancy was because she was afraid of being in the limelight and making such a request.
Unexpectedly, she could escape the first grade but not the fifteenth grade. She started to hold him accountable afterwards!
"You are the daughter of the Fox family." Raven sighed helplessly: "If you do such a public thing, the Earl of Montreal will have to kill me!"
Nancy is a little bit He frowned in confusion: "Why, isn't it just an opera without lines?"
Raven scratched his nose and couldn't think of a suitable excuse for a while.
As one of the main means of entertainment in the Keynesian Empire, many nobles were keen on opera creation and performance, and some were even more professional than professional playwrights and actors.
But the problem is that this is not an opera, and the models are not opera singers, but female technicians that Raven hired from the Pink Mansion.
This kind of thing is done, but it cannot be said openly.
Even if everyone knows this, that’s not okay!
“Hmph, don’t tell me if you don’t want to, I’ll ask someone else!” Nancy stamped her feet, turned and left with Jenny’s support.
As the dinner party officially began, various delicacies were delivered, and the maids also brought a basin for washing hands. An additional silver shelf was installed next to the basin, which contained light yellow soap.
The nobles present were no strangers to soap, so they did not pay extra attention to it, but soon, some people discovered that it was different.
"Little girl, what's the name of this thing?" Viscount John asked, smelling the fresh lavender scent on his washed hands.
"Lord Viscount, this is our Eagle Territory's new product, called 'Angel's Embrace'." The maid who had been trained for a long time said: "It can not only be used to wash hands, but also can be used to clean clothes. If you like, I can send a few pieces to your carriage when you leave."
"Well..." Viscount John nodded slowly.
Angel's Tears is a good wine, and Angel's Kiss is even more tempting, but he is not young anymore, so he still needs to exercise some restraint.
On the contrary, this Angel's Embrace is much more practical. He really likes the fragrance on it.
He has begun to think that if this thing is easy to use and not very expensive, he can buy it in large quantities.
“This little guy Raven is really thoughtful. For a press conference, he prepared three items of food, drink and clothing.” Viscount John whispered to himself: “It’s fitting that he can become Rich.”
John is not the only one who thinks similarly.
But like John, they wouldn't just run up to Raven and ask for the price.
They are nobles, not businessmen. When communicating, they pay attention to insinuations and listen to thunder in silence.
The cocktail party gradually became lively, and the people around Raven also gathered and dispersed.
During the conversation, Raven noticed Judra.
This guy actually took the initiative to talk to Denise, and he didn't know how to restrain himself. He talked for half an hour and turned a blind eye to the hints in Raven's eyes.
After sending away two more nobles who were interested in Angel's Kiss, Raven was about to go find Judra when someone else came up to him.
"Baron Raven, it's an honor to meet you." The young nobleman with a mole between his eyebrows stepped forward and saluted.
As soon as they saw him coming, the nobles who were still interested stopped in their tracks and naturally changed the communication partners.
"It's an honor to meet you, Baron Roger." Raven returned the favor and raised a glass: "Please express my respect to Mr. Gul'dan for me."
"Your actions Respect can be expressed far better than words." Roger also raised his glass, stepped forward and whispered: "Lord Gul'dan is very satisfied with your arrangement."
Raven raised his eyebrows slightly.
It seems that Guldan wants those models not just for his own enjoyment.
Roger raised his voice again: "Everything that happened today really opened my eyes. Your ingenuity is amazing."
"Haha, it's just a little trick. That's all." Raven said modestly.
He has heard a lot of similar compliments today, and his ears are almost calloused. According to previous experience, Roger should make a request next.
Sure enough, Roger pondered for a moment and said: "Ms. Denise's words today are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is indeed time for the Nord Province to have our own top-notch red wine."
"But the Eagle Territory is located in a remote place after all. With just one workshop, it may be difficult to keep up with production capacity. "
"So, Mr. Gul'dan hopes that Baron Raven can hand over the formula of Angel's Tears and jointly build a winery in 'Hovey City'."
Hovey City, Fox Family. The fiefdom is also the capital of the province of Nord.
"I understand Mr. Gul'dan's kindness." Raven sighed and said regretfully: "It's a pity that Angel's Tears can't leave the Eagle Territory."
"You also know that if you want to make a good wine, in addition to high-quality grapes, the most important thing is water. For Angel's Tears to have such a flavor, the most important thing is the Jinsha River."
"Leave Without the Jinsha River, Angel's Tears can only be reduced to a mortal." Roger's voice was a little cold: "This kind of statement. I'm afraid Mr. Gul'dan won't be satisfied."
Seemingly not hearing the threat, Raven said: "I heard that your family mainly deals in magic props. ?”
“That’s right, I also need a batch of magic equipment recently.”
After hearing these words, Roger's expression softened slightly: "How many do you need approximately?"
Leaven shook the wine glass and said: "I have 19 soldiers."
No matter how good Tears of Angels is, it’s not Roger’s turn to share the profits, but with 19 sets of magic equipment, the profit is not low.
After weighing it for a while, Roger showed a soft smile: "Haha, then I think Mr. Gul'dan should also be able to understand your painstaking efforts."
"Then please Roger. Sir." Raven raised his glass and touched it with Roger.
After chatting for a few words, Roger nodded and left, and soon someone else wanted to join him.
Raven's eyes suddenly turned cold, he put the cup on the table and strode towards Judra.
This move immediately attracted the attention of many nobles present, and the originally lively hall became a little quiet for a while.
Only Judra didn't notice this, and kept chattering around Denise like a monkey in heat.
Crack.
Raven's hand fell on Judra's shoulder, and the latter frowned and turned his head: "Who..."
What greeted him was Raven's eyes that seemed to contain thunder clouds.
"Get out."
"Baron Raven." Judra was startled: "What are you...?"
Raven raised his voice: " I said, get out!”
These words immediately aroused Judra's anger, and she looked at Raven with dissatisfaction in her eyes.
Just a mere contract does not mean that I am your dog. Why do you dare to humiliate me like this! ?
He took a deep breath, trying to find an excuse, but found that he had nothing to say.
After all, no matter what the relationship between the two of them is, from the outside world, Judra is a treacherous scum with no honor at all.
If they really get into a fight, it will only worsen their already bad reputation.
Moreover, the eyes of the surrounding nobles are indeed becoming more and more unkind.
Looking back with twitching lips, Judra glanced at Denise with a complex expression:
“Get out!”
As he said that, he turned around and lowered his head. leave.
Vesdon in the corner shook his clenched fist with his left hand proudly, with a smile on his lips.
You deserve it, just because you want to take advantage of my mother?
For a moment, his eyes looked at Raven much softer.
As soon as Judra left, the venue that had been very quiet just now suddenly became lively.
“The Wharton family is really inferior to every generation. They clearly received the invitation, but they didn’t know it was a decent hint given to them by Baron Raven, and they even shamelessly came forward.”
< br>“Yes, it’s okay if you don’t bring the title deeds to the Eagle Beak Mountain Mine and Thousand Needles Jungle. It’s simply shameless to still pester Ms. Denise.”
"Baron Raven has given him enough dignity. If someone with a more grumpy temper, like me, kicked them out early in the morning, I would never wait until now!"
In fact, Judra He had just gone out and could hear everything said inside, but who would care about the feelings of a lost dog at this time?
Maintaining the outward etiquette is enough to leave him with enough dignity!
On the other hand, these words were also said to Raven, and the purpose was of course to win his favor.
They could also ask about the price at Denise's place, but Raven's performance just now allowed them to see a "flaw".
Although restrained enough, this kind of behavior is tantamount to breaking one's face, which is not what a mature noble should do.
Raven is still too young!
Being young means being easily dominated by emotions and easily persuaded by others.
If you say a few more good words and build more connections, maybe the purchase price can be lower?
So during the conversation, Raven revealed the price slightly from left to right.
Angel's Tears, 2.88 gold coins a bottle.
Angel's Kiss has limited production and is not only sold. For every 500 bottles of Angel Tears ordered, one bottle will be given as a gift.
Angel's Embrace, 6.98 silver coins a piece.
The price of Angel Tears is reasonable, but Angel Kiss is a bit difficult to obtain.
After all, most noble families are not rich enough to drink luxury goods like water.
Of course, buying together is also a way, but how will you divide the bottle of Angel Kiss?
So the nobles gathered around again, expressing their hope openly and secretly that they could sell Angel's Kiss, even if the price was higher.
Denise expressed firm opposition.
But Lei Wen, who is "soft-eared and quick-hearted", offered a price under everyone's pleading:
99.99 gold coins per bottle, no discounts, only full payment reservations are accepted.
Even if the price is so high, it still cannot stop the enthusiasm of the nobles - especially the enthusiasm of female nobles.
In just one night, 49 bottles were booked.
The reception lasted until midnight before the nobles dispersed and stayed at the residence arranged by Raven.
But the busyness has just begun.
Although the press conference was only for one day, the aristocrats who had fun did not leave immediately. They stayed for five more days, drinking Angel Tears and watching the T stage performances.
If they don't leave, of course Raven, as the host, cannot be absent.
It was not until the morning of the 6th day that the last group of nobles set out to leave. Raven was finally able to find time to hold a long-awaited morning meeting.
Under the morning light, the conference room was filled with the faint fragrance of roses. Denise changed from her usual dignified and serious look and wore a lavender silk dress. She crossed her legs and pointed her toes. With a smile on her face, she poked her fingers on the soft tablecloth, like a pregnant girl.
Old Gordon held the monocle, a smile on his wrinkled face, his lips pursed, and he kept looking over and checking the accounts, as if there were priceless treasures hidden in them.
Only Eric looked at Denise to the left and Old Gordon to the right. He was quite confused, but his eyes were also full of expectation.
They were so happy, they must have made a lot of money from this conference.
How much will it be, 2,000 gold coins, or 3,000?
Or...5000?
Footsteps sounded, and Raven, dressed in casual clothes, strode in.
"Lord Baron!" The three of them stood up and saluted.
"Sit down." With a relaxed smile on his face, Raven walked to the main seat and sat down. He crossed his legs and flicked his fingers, flying two pieces of parchment in front of Old Gordon: "It was just decided this morning. "Yes, add it in."
When he unfolded the parchment, Old Gordon's eyes suddenly burst into surprise. He flipped through the documents, kept adding, subtracting, and revising with the quill, and his breathing became heavier and heavier.
"It's finished, my lord!"
With a smile on his face, Raven stretched out his right hand: "Then let's get started."
"Yes, Baron Sir!" Old Gordon immediately stood up, pushed the monocle, and read the contents of the note word by word:
"This time, a total of 9,659 pieces of Angel's Embrace were sold, and the income was 643.29 gold coins."
Eric exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my God, so many?! This is equivalent to the annual sales of Goldsmith Town." Taxes!”
Old Gordon would have been dissatisfied with Eric’s interruption, but now he showed a hint of it. Sly smile:
"Angel's Kiss, 83 bottles, total 8299.17 gold coins."
"More...how much!?" Eric was already lying on the table, he swallowed He spat and dug his ears: "More than 8,000 gold coins!? Are you right!?"
8,000 gold coins? And it’s just an angel’s kiss!
Oh my God, am I dreaming?
The smile on Old Gordon's face grew stronger, and he tried his best to keep his voice steady:
"Finally, Angel's Tears, 3647 bottles, earning 10503.36 gold coins!"
He paused, took a few deep breaths, and then said loudly:
"After excluding all costs, the total income is 19323.61 gold coins
!"
With a thud, Eric had slipped under the table.
He held the table and sat back on the chair, then pinched his face hard, looked at the beard in the gap between his handnails, ignored the pain, and exclaimed with surprise on his face: " Is it true, I didn’t dream?”
“Lord Baron, you are really amazing!”
"Nearly 20,000 gold coins, my God! This pile can drown me!"
Old Gordon was also very excited, his eyes were a little red: "Lord Baron, you said before that the target is 10,000 gold coins. , I still can’t believe it, now it seems that you are so humble!”
“Nearly 20,000 gold coins. You are only 20 years old and you have earned so much in one fell swoop!”
“I dare say that you are the youngest and most promising lord in the history of the Griffith family! "
Lei Wen laughed when he heard this and said modestly:
"No matter what, in two months, I will be 21."
Denise glanced at Raven with a hint of anger.
"Laugh if you want to, don't hold it back." Raven looked at her and said.
"Ha! Did I endure it? Where did I endure it?" Denise asked with her eyes widened, but the next moment, she couldn't help but laugh in a low voice.
19323.61 gold coins, the amount even exceeds the total assets of Federo Commercial!
Angel's Tears, Angel's Kiss, Angel's Embrace, all came from Raven's invention, and the launch conference that made it an instant hit was planned by him.
What a genius business acumen!
At this moment, Denise was even glad that it was Raven who inherited the title of the Griffith family.
He made more money than if he packaged and sold the Eagle collar!
“Alas——” Raven shook his head and sighed with pretense of regret: “What a pity, we almost got 20,000 gold coins!”
This sentence immediately aroused the hearts of several people. Old Gordon nodded vigorously: "Next time, we will definitely be able to earn more!"
"Of course." Denise said enthusiastically : "This money can be used to expand production capacity! Angel Kiss needs flowers, all of which must be purchased It’s too unstable. We can buy a group of flower farmers and plant flowers on the hillside that is not suitable for farming!”
“In this way, as long as the production capacity of Angel’s Kiss increases, let alone 20,000 gold coins, three , five 20,000 gold coins is not impossible! ”
Old Gordon did not agree with Denise's idea: "Angel's Kiss is a luxury product after all, and it becomes worthless if it is too much. In my opinion, it is better to invest the money in Eagle Town. Then It is the foundation for the future development of the territory!”
“Whether it is improving production capacity or building Eagle Town! Well, it requires long-term investment anyway." Eric also expressed his opinion: "If you make so much this time, it may attract the attention of the bandits in the bloody highlands. You must first buy equipment and strengthen your force. ! Or at least cultivate a few more extraordinary ones!”
The three of them said something to each other, refusing to give in to each other and insisting on their own opinions.
Lei Wen saw it and was happy in his heart.
That is, they only have enough money on hand to argue like this.
And this is also a good thing. No matter what they are fighting for, they are essentially for the development of the Eagle Territory!
Knocking on the table, Raven drew everyone's attention to himself. Just as he was about to speak, he saw a cluster of fiery red figures floating in.
Nancy walked up to Raven, holding her waist with both hands, with a smile on her face and her fangs exposed:
"Leaven, I forgive you!"
Leaven 1 Confused.
Huh? What's going on?
……
(End of this chapter)